Investigation
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INVESTIGATION: NABU targets a former top official, and Kyiv's credibility is on the line
On July 27, 2026 , Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) announced that an organized group had allegedly embezzled and laundered more than 37 million…
INVESTIGATION: One drone strike shut two Russian ports on the Sea of Azov
A Ukrainian drone strike paralyzed the rail freight feeding the Russian ports of Azov and Taganrog on the night of July 26-27, 2026, according…
INVESTIGATION: A Strategic Reading of the $1.01 Trillion Pentagon Budget
A trillion dollars is easy to say and almost impossible to picture, which is exactly why the Pentagon's FY2026 budget of $1.01 trillion, a…
INVESTIGATION: Golden Dome, the Strategic Context Too Often Forgotten
Behind every major weapons program lies a context that official press releases rarely summarize in full. Golden Dome, the American national missile-shield program, is…
INVESTIGATION: Lukoil, a strategic reading of American sanctions
A deadline pushed back three times is never a mere administrative detail; it is the visible trace of an economic arm-wrestling match whose outcome…
INVESTIGATION: The 2026 NDAA and its $800 million for Ukraine
On February 7, 2026, an American law worth $901 billion was signed, containing one discreet but decisive line: $800 million earmarked to support Ukraine…
INVESTIGATION: two Type 055 destroyers, what Western observers are taking away
Two ships just joined the ranks of the Chinese navy, and their commissioning says far more than a simple line in a military inventory.
INVESTIGATION: Filipino fishermen against the Chinese coast guard, the context we keep forgetting
A decade. Ten years since an international tribunal ruled in favor of the Philippines, and yet, according to Reuters, Filipino fishermen report today that…
INVESTIGATION: Field notes on a sanctioned Manila
On June 11, 2026, Al Jazeera reported a diplomatic move rarely seen between two states that still officially maintain normal bilateral relations: China barred…